Eisenach Deputy Convent

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The Eisenach Deputy Convent (EDC) was a corporation of fraternities . It existed from 1874 to 1881 and is regarded as the forerunner of today's German Burschenschaft , which was founded as the General Deputy Convent (ADC) after the EDC was dissolved in 1881 . The ADC adopted the EDC's rules of procedure when it was founded.

history

The Green-White-Red Cartel invited to a meeting in Eisenach on November 10, 1874 on the initiative of the Germania Jena fraternity . As a result, representatives of 20 fraternities signed the statutes of the EDC on November 17th. The association demanded unconditional satisfaction and refused to accept fraternities at technical universities . With up to 34 member associations, it only represented a minority of the fraternities - including the South German Cartel and the Red Cartel did not participate - and only lasted a few years due to internal disputes.

Through the practice of the EDC to discredit fraternities not belonging to it, the EDC had a divisive rather than unifying effect on the fraternities movement and also promoted the conversion of some fraternities into corps .

Founding members

See also

literature

  • Hans-Georg Balder: History of the German Burschenschaft , WJK-Verlag, Hilden 2005, ISBN 3-933892-25-2 .
  • Paul Wentzcke : The Eisenacher Deputierten-Convent (EDC) 1874 to 1881. In: Paul Wentzcke (Hrsg.): Sources and representations for the history of the fraternity and the German unity movement , Volume 16. Winter, Heidelberg 1939. S. 38-44.